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Aulus Ibliomarius Placidus

Butcher who dedicated a statue of Mercurius Quillenius in the Mithraeum of Groß-Gerau.

Biography
of Aulus Ibliomarius Placidus

Attestations

Mercury of Groß-Gerau

Mercury of Groß-Gerau

TNMM 618

The statue was dedicated to Mercury Quillenius, an epithet used to refer to a Celtic god or the Greek Kulúvios.

Mercurio / Quillenio A[ulus] / Ibliomarius / Placidus nego[otiator] / cas[tello] Mat[tiacorum] lanius / v[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] l[aetus] m[erito].
To Mercurius Quillenius, Aulus Ibliomarius Placidus, merchant at the fort of Mattiaques, butcher, has willingly, joyfully and justly fulfilled his vow.
Mithräum von Groß-Gerau

Mithräum von Groß-Gerau

TNMM 617

In the Mithraeum of Gross Gerau, discovered in 1989, a statue of Mercury, a lion and an altar were found.

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